[ad_1] Capital Economics now expects price growth of 3pc this year, having previously forecast a 1.5pc drop. Pantheon Macroeconomics has also forecast that house prices will rise by 5pc between…
Tag: UK property
Why net zero ‘green tape’ means the office downturn has only just begun
[ad_1] In April, The Telegraph reported that John Lewis was planning to reduce the size of its central London headquarters by more than half, after staff left their desks to…
How Sadiq Khan failed London on housing
[ad_1] A common complaint is that Khan’s policies have noble aims but lead to unintended consequences. For example, so-called “dual aspect” rules say every home must have windows facing in…
The £1.6 trillion British industry going from gold standard to a house of cards
[ad_1] Oli Creasey, analyst at Quilter Cheviot said a “dripping tap” of redemptions makes it harder to return cash to investors as capital shrinks and the number of high quality…
Company insolvencies hit highest level since financial crisis
[ad_1] Insolvencies have hit the highest level since the financial crisis as rising interest rates batter the property sector and the cost-of-living crisis hits consumer spending. In the nine months…
‘Running a castle in Scotland isn’t easy – it’s not like Sussex, where you can charge £50 for a bunch of flowers’
[ad_1] Gordon Castle in Morayshire, Scotland was once one of the biggest houses in Britain. Nearly a quarter of a mile from end to end, in its heyday it was…
John Lewis hires former Royal Mail chief who led push into housing
[ad_1] “With an extensive and valuable property portfolio, we have an important role to play in ensuring it continues delivering value for the long term benefit of customers and Partners…
How Starmer’s ‘grey belt’ housing plan aims to redraw the map of Britain
[ad_1] The green belt is an urban containment policy to stop cities from sprawling and joining up, but it also acts as a gastric band on building. And it is…